Who We Are

Updated: August 29, 2017

WHO ARE WE?

Kidney Cancer Canada is a national community of patients, caregivers and health professionals who work to provide every Canadian touched by kidney cancer with support, education and advocacy for their care pathways and treatment options.

HOW WE HELP

If you are like most patients when first diagnosed, you are numb with shock and desperate for information. You may also feel very alone in your battle with the disease. Our community knows how you are feeling. We've been there and as survivors, we are eager to serve as your guides on the challenging journey ahead.

DONOR-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS

Thanks to the generosity of our corporate sponsors and hundreds of individual donors, we are able to offer the following programs and services free of charge in both of Canada's official languages.

DONOR-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS:

Peer Support

Trained volunteers are available to offer you various types of support, including assistance navigating through the healthcare system. We also host an online discussion forum where you can network with other patients and caregivers and support each other. Register with Kidney Cancer Canada on this link to join our Discussion Forum.

Information

In addition to personal one-on-one support, Kidney Cancer Canada offers you a wealth of essential information on its website, including: What to do when first diagnosed; questions to ask your doctor; how to access treatments and clinical trials.

Kidney Cancer Canada also sends a representative to major national and international cancer conferences to stay abreast of the latest developments in kidney cancer treatments and research which are then reported to our community through multiple communications channels. Click here for the latest conference reports.

Education

Kidney Cancer Canada hosts regional patient and caregiver education events across the country to give them an opportunity to connect with each other and learn about the latest developments in kidney cancer treatment. In addition, we host an annual national education forum attended by some of the nation's leading kidney cancer specialists. Their presentations are webcast, videoed and posted on YouTube for those who are unable to attend. The videos are viewed thousands of times a year by patients and caregivers throughout Canada and around the world.

Advocacy

Kidney Cancer Canada believes that every kidney cancer patient deserves access to quality treatments. We not only advocate with government policy makers at the national and provincial levels, but we also teach patients how to advocate for their own needs and how to make their voices heard in the healthcare system. To learn more click here.

Research

Kidney Cancer Canada helped establish and raises funds for the Kidney Cancer Research Network of Canada which is a Canada-wide collaboration of doctors and researchers answering key questions around the causes and best ways to treat kidney cancer.

Advising Government

Kidney Cancer Canada is respected as a patient voice by healthcare policy makers and serves in an advisory capacity to various government bodies.

OUR FUNDING

Kidney Cancer Canada is not a government-funded organization. Our programs and services are funded by corporate sponsors and individual donors, many of whom are patients and caregivers. To donate, please click here